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The News-Jounia : A i w. ? voici or nciooM GUWDIAJ or iiBttn Or l8ET The Hoke County New The Hoke County Journal 9 VOLUME XL VIII; NUMBER 13 THURSDAY, AUGUST 27, 1953 RAEFORD, N. C. TEN CENTS PER COPY $3.00 PER YEAR K :,0f f t D DOM LJh iPCX ' By Sam Morris K. A. MacDonald, Superintend ent of Schools for Hoke County, asked me to come by the court house last Friday afternoon for talk on the school section of the paper to come out on Sept. 3rd. While we were discussing this matter W. T. Gibson came In. As Mr. Gibson is also writing an ar ticle for the special section we all 'continued the discussion. One thing led to another and finally insurance for school children was mentioned. Not having any chil dren of school age I inquired into the cost per pupil and if it was of any benefit to the pupil. This is a gist ol what they told me. Last year the insurance com pany paid out over $3000 to pu pils in the schools of Hoke Coun ty who were either taken to a local doctor or to a hospital. In one case alone the company paid out over $200. The cost of the insurance last year was 75 cents per pupil. Mr. MacDonald was telling Mr. Gibson that the rate would go up this year, maybe to $2.00 per pupil. This may sound like a big increase, but for the protection one gets it is actually small. Telling some one about the insurance that night he said, "It is like a nickel bet." Guess he is right. Most of us would not miss the $2.00 but it would hurt If we had a hospital bill of $200. Thought I would mention this, so when the kids come home want ing you to take out the insurance or bring a letter from their teach er you will have time between now and the opening of school to think it over.' The following article headed "The Army Plans a Little Re Privatization, too" taken from The National Chamber of Com merce Washington Report was given to me by J. L. McNeill. We think it will be of interest to our readers. "Army Secretary Robert T. Stevens wants to get rid of some of the land the Army owns. "And that's fine with the Na tional Chamber which believes that all acquired land not neces sary and useful for a clearly de fined governmental purpose should be disposed of. "Secretary Stevens' attitude was disclosed in Senate Committee hearings on the $500,000,000 Mili tary Construction Bill which President Eisenhower signed last week. The testimony showed that Stevens has ordered the Army to make 'a complete review' of all property it owns because he thinks the study will turn up acreage the Army doesn't need." The 8th District YDC Rally will give the people of this coun ty a chance to meet and hear Senator Alton A. Lennon of Wil mington for the first time since his appointment by Governor Umstead. In a letter from Al Cruce of Aberdeen, 8th District YDC Chairman, it states he will make the principal address in Southern Pines on Sept. 5th at the annual rally. When news is short or nothing to write about someone will al ways come up with a "fish story." Jesse Peoples, one of the print ers in the shop, brings the follow ing back from Holden's Beach, where he went fishing last week end along with W. C. Odom, Ker mit Wood, W. M. Ridge and Jim Reynolds. It seems that Mr. Odom, local barber, lassoed a fish. In other words he brought in the fish without bait or hook, only the line was around it. This is Peo ples' story, not mine. They caught approximately 400 fish on the trip which is no tale. Fish was on the menu at my house Monday. The boss will be back next week so I will lose my Job as a writer. If my other duties are satisfactory for another year maybe the by-line will read the same for two weeks next year. Firing At Aerial Target I A gun crew from Battery A, local guard unit, is shown fir ing the multi 50 caliber machine guns on the firing range at Camp "Stewart, Ga. The man with the flag is Lt. Talmadge English, of Raeford. When the flag is up firing is permitted at the target, but when it is lowered the gun must cease to fire. PERSONALS Dr. Howard A. Baucom of Goldsboro spent Sunday with his parents, Mr .and Mrs. J. A. Bau com. His little daughter, Debbie, who had spent several days in Raeford, returned with him. Mrs. Paul Dickson and Anne spent the week end at Topsail Beach with Mrs. H. L. Gatlin, Jr. Anne remained for a longer visit with Mrs. Gatlin and Dr. and Mrs. A. B. Dickson. Mr. and Mrs. M. D. Overby of Benson and Mrs. J. W. Broughton and Mrs. M. H. Langdon of Ra leigh spent Sunday with Mrs. H. O. Langdon and family. Misses Jeanette and Bonnie Mc Lauchlin, Mrs. A. M. McLauch lin of Conover and Mrs. Clarkson Stevenson of Chester, S. C. spent the past week with Mr. and Mrs. T. S.McLauchlin in Winter Hav en, Florida. Mr. and Mrs. Crawford Thomas went to Arapahoe on Saturday to get Crawford, Jr., who has been attending Camp Don-Lee there. They all spent Saturday, and Sun day at Atlantic Beach. Mrs. Adelyne Johnson and Miss Reba Roberts returned Sunday from a visit with relatives at Marietta. Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Kluttz are visiting their daughter, Mrs. E. G. Wine and Mr. Wine in Bassett, Virginia. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Thomas of Norfolk, Virginia spent the week end with Mr. Thomas' aunt, Mrs. Harvey Cole. , Mrs. W. W. Hendrick and chil dren of Kannapolis spent several days last week with her parents, Mr. and 'Mrs. H. L. Monroe. Mrs. ' A. R. Fitzslmmons and LinJa left Tuesday for their home at Macon, Georgia after a visit with Mrs. ' Fltzsimmon'j mother, Mrs. Ryan McBryde. Mr. and Mrs. G. M. Moon and Sandra of Graham and Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Bethea and daughters of Dillon, S. C. were week end guests, of Mrs. W. E. Blue and family. Mrs. Luke Bethune spent the week end in Charlotte with Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Lowe. Mrs. A. R. Morris and Mrs. William Lamont are spending to day in Troy with Mrs. Morris' sister, Mrs. L. M. Russell. Mrs. Douglas Tolar and chil dren of Kinston are spending this week with her mother, Mrs. Ruth Bridges. Mr. and Mrs. Harold Keith and children of Wadesboro spent Sun day with Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Keith. Mrs. Dewey Herring and chil dren are visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Buoyer. Tobacco Prices Show Increase Sale on the South Carolina and Border North Carolina flue-cured tobacco markets this week were marked by higher average prices for most grades and heavy volume at the majority of auction centers. Quality of offerings was not quite as good as the week before. According to the United States and North Carolina Departments of Agriculture the increases rang ed from 25c to $6.00 per hundred. Most, however, were from $1.00 to $4.00. Top quality grades in most instances were unchanged. Only a few small declines were recorded. Gross volume this week totaled 45,592,106 pounds averaging $55.24 per hundred. The average was $1.59 above the previous high of last week. Sales for the season were raised to 117,822,031 pounds at an average of $53.90. During the same number of sales days last year 86,208,721 pounds were sold for an average of $53.80. Quality of offerings was a little lower because of an increase in the percentage of poor and low leaf. The proportion of leaf was considerably larger with less lugs and primings. Bulk of mar ketings was chiefly poor to good leaf, low to good lugs, low and fair cutters, low and fair primings and nondescript. Deliveries to the Flue-cured Stabilization Corporation under the Government loan program dropped this week to around 3.8 percent of gross sales against 6.1 percent last week. Season re ceipts were approximately 6.4 per cent of sajes. 0 Many Children Under 18 Receiving Social Security Pay More than a million children under 18 years of age are now receiving monthly social security insurance payments, the Depart ment of Health, Education, and Welfare reported today. Payments for children amounted to 31 mil lion dollars for the month of July. This information was furn ished by Vernon D. Herbert, manager of the Fayetteville of fice of the Social Security Ad ministration. About 85,000 of the children are dependent of men or women who receive old-age Insurance pay ments, and approximately 918,000 of them receive payments as sur viving dependents of deceased parents. Most of those who receive survivors insurance payments are from families in which the' father has died. Some, however, had been dependent on working mo thers, stepparents, or on adopting parents. The amount of each benefit de pends on the average earnings of the person whose work was cov ered by the social security law. The average payment to a child is $30.44 a month. Maximum pay ment for a family group is $168.75 a month. ' Where children are entitled to monthly payments because of (Continued On Page 4) Four Local Women Get College Degrees Three colleges have reported that students from this county were receiving degrees at their summer commencement exer cises.' Miss Gwen Gore received her Masters Degree at Graduation Exercises held Saturday morn ing, August 22 at the University of Virginia. Miss Gore merited membership in Kappa Delta Pi, national honorary society. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur D. Gore and Hal joined Miss Fannette Gore at Charlottesville, Virginia, where she was a summer student at the univeristy, to attend the gradua tion exercises of Miss Gwen Gore. Miss Belle Smith, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Smith, receiv ed the Bachelor of Science de gree in Primary Education from Appalachian State Teachers Col lege at Boone on Wednesday, August 26. Miss Smith was un able to attend the graduation ex ercises as the Farmington School, where she teaches the first grade, opened on that day. Mrs.. T. C. Jones and Mrs. B. B. Cole received the Bachelor of Arts degree from High Point Col lege at the summer graduation exercises which were held in the college auditorium Saturday, Au gust 22, at 10:30 a. m. Mrs. Cole will be a 7th grade teacher in Raeford and Mrs. Jones will teach in the Mildouson School. Many relatives and friends from this section attended the exercises. Grand Jury Report For August Court .. The Grand Jury for the August term of court made the following report to Judge W. H. S. Burg wyn. We have examined four bills of indictment and have returned four true bills. Reports of Mrs. Helen S. Bar rington, Justice of the Peace, and Alfred Cole, Mayor of the Town of Raeford, were examined and found to be in order. At the April term of Superior Court, the Grand Jurors were in structed to inspect the school houses in their respective com munities. This has been accom plished and all are reported to be in good condition. The Court House, jail, and county office building were inspected and found to be in good order. A new hot water system has been in stalled in the jail as recommended at last term of court. During the last term of court, the school buses, records of the Clerk of the Court, and the fin ancial condition of the county were examined and found to be in order. It was not felt neces sary to examine any of these at this term. We are very grateful to his Honor Judge W. H. S. Burgwyn and Solicitor Malcolm B. Sea well for their help and assistance to us in the performance of our duties. This report was signed by N. A. McDonald, Jr., Foreman and Archie Howard, Clerk. HURTS HAND AT WORK W. E. (Web) Blue had the mis fortune to crush his hand last Friday afternoon while at work at Robbins Mill. He was taken to Moore County Hospital where it was discovered that he had fractured several bones in his wrist and hand. Recovery is ex pected to be complete. o JAP DAVIS ILL Marshall (Jap) Davis, Raeford native, who is now working In Fayetteville, suffered a heart at tack Monday. He is a patient at a Fayetteville hospital. Latest re port was that he was consider ably improved. Mrs. R. C. Andrews and Miss Maggie Jane McBryde attended the Livingston-Howard wedding Sunday afternoon in the St. Pauls Baptist Church. Funeral For Rev. Silas A. Ewart Held Tuesday f :. Jill REV. SILAS A. EWART The Rev. Silas Afdrie Ewart, pastor of Shiloh and Bethel Pres byterian Churches, died Saturday night at the Sanatorium at Mc Cain following a heart attack. Funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon at 1:30 at the Shiloh Church, conducted by the Rev. C. M. Gibbs of Fayetteville and the Rev. W. S. Golden of Carthage. The body was taken to the church one hour prior to the service. Burial was at 5 p. m., Tuesday, at the Mulberry Pres byterian Church cemetery at Charlotte, with the Rev. John Grier of Huntersville and the Rev. James Crooks of Charlotte offi ciating. Mr. Ewart was born December 29, 1889, near Huntersville, son of Silas Manly and BilUe Morris Ewart. He graduated from David son College in 1913 and from Louisville Presbyterian Seminary in 1916. He served as pastor of the following Presbyterian Churches: Mumfordville and Glasgow, Kentucky; First Church of Newton; Mulberry and McGee, Charlotte; Blackstock, Cornwell and Concord, S. C; Cornelius and Bethel, Mecklenburg County, Hollywood and Chicod, Green ville; and Shiloh and Bethel in Hoke County. Surviving are his wife, the for mer Ruth R. Cochran of Hunters ville, a daughter, Mrs. Robert O. Byrum of Charlotte; two sons, Capt. James A. Ewart, an Army doctor, at San Antonio, Texas, and the Rev. Jack W. Ewart of Radford, Virginia; one sister and seven grandchildren. The family requested that in lieu of flowers, contributions be made to the Silas A. Ewart Me morial scholarship fund for min isterial students at Davidson Col lege. 0 Attending Wildlife Conference At Camp Charlotte Posey, of Route 2 Raeford, ' and Nancy Faye Cal houn of Route 3, Raeford, are at tending 4-H Wildlife Conference at Millstone 4-H Camp near Rockingham this week. Charlotte won a free trip to camp for her project in tree study, leaf print ing, etc. The camp is sponsored by the Extension Service, the N. C. Department of Conservation and Development, and the Fed eral Cartridge Corporation. Two 4-H Club members from each county are eligible to attend. a CORRECTION In the News-Journal last week Marion Gatlin, lighting commit tee chairm of the town board, was misquoted. The part which stated CP&L would move the poles and wires from Main street was not correct. Mr. Gatlin states that CP&L has not been asked about this, but that this would be brought to their attention when their engineer come to talk over the lighting situation with the local board. The power com pany did say new lights and fix tures could be Installed on Main street free of charge. Hoke High Gridders Training At Beach The local high school football team under the direction of Coach Bob Rockholz left for Myrtle Beach Monday morning. There they will go through training to get in shape for their schedule ahead. They will hold two prac tices each day, in the morning and afternoon. Skull practice and swimming will also be on the schedule for each day. So far the local gridders have six games on their schedule. Five of these are at Armory Park. The opening game is with Chad bourn on September 11, at the local field. With only six lettermcn back from last year's team. Coach Rockholz has a tough job ahead. Approximately 20 boys are out for the team at present, but after school opens this number should be increased. n Woman Dies After Shooting In Harnett Gertrude Swan, Negro woman of route 1, Raeford, died in the Harnett County Hospital in Dunn yesterday after being shot by Clifton McDougald, colored, also of route 1, Raeford. McDougald Is being held in jail there with out bond. McDougald previously served 22 months on the roads for break ing and entering, Constable Mc Lamb of Benson stated. Dr. C. B. Codrington of Dunn stated that the bullet entered her left jaw and came out the right side of her neck. She had been unconclous In the Dunn hospital since the shooting. McLamb stated that he and of ficers attempted to arrest Mc Dougald Saturday morning but that he ran and they were unable to catch him. Arrested later in the day, McDougald said that he was drunk when he shot the woman. ' A .32 caliber pistol was found on him at the time of arrest, Mc Lamb stated. They were among a group of Negroes taken from here to help harvest the tobacco crop in Har nett County. Tennis Tourney Ends As Champs Crowned The tennis tournament spon sored by the Junior Chamber of Commerce was completed Friday night at the High School tennis courts. Play has been In progress for over a week and was divided into age groups. This was the first tournament sponsored by the Jaycees and they plan to make it an annual event. They plan to start earlier next summer and have more en tries in each group. Winners in the final round by age groups follows: Girls under 12 Evans McNeill defeated Harriet Smith. Girls 12-15 Ann Bracey de feated June Hall. Girls 15-18 Claudine Hodgln de feated Faye Dark. Boys under 12 Tom Cameron, Jr. defeated Billy Bracey. Boys 12-15 Jerry Williams de feated Sherrill Lackey. Boys 15-18 Lawrence McNeill, Jr. over Bobby Davis. Men 18-80 Bill Howell over John McLauchlin. A trophy was presented to each winner and they have been sent off to be engraved. FISH RODEO The Jaycee fishing rodeo for all boys in the county, 14 years old or under, will be held as planned Friday, September 5th. The contest will open at 9 a. m. and close at 5 p. m. A fishing rod and reel will be awarded to the catcher of the largest fish. It is free to all youngsters. n MILDOUSON SING The Annual Fifth Sunday Sing ing will be held at Mildouson School auditorium, August 30, beginning at 3:00 p. m. The sponsors say they will have the best program since the singing began. Everyone is invited. Big Court Ends With Several . Cases Not Tried Judge Burgwyn Presides Judge W. H. S. Burgwyn, emergency judge from Woodland, presided at the regular August term of criminal and civil court here in the absence of Judge Q. K. Nimocks, Jr. who was called to Polk County. The term was concluded on Wednesday after noon. Archie Thomas Ferguson, white, got a six months suspend ed sentence for non-support. He must pay the court costs and $15 per week to the court for the sup port of two minor children. Calvin R. Stanley, white, was charged with larceny of a car. He pled guilty and was sentenc ed to six months on the roads. John Brown, colored, was char-' ged with assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill. The jury found him guilty as charg ed and he was sentenced to serve not less than five nor more than ten years in the State Prison. Carrie Lee McLauchlin, color ed, was charged with murder. She pled guilty to involuntary man slaughter which was accepted by the State. She received a sentence of five years in the Woman's Di vision of State Prison to be su spended on five years good be havior and payment of a $250.00 fine; to pay $50 at each Novem ber term of court and the court costs to come out of the fine. Hurley Haley and Charles Wal ker, both colored, were charged with robbery with firearms. The State accepted a plea of guilty of conspiracy to rob end assault with a deadly weapon. Sentence was two years for each charge, sentence for the second charge to run concurrently with the first. The case against Harold Lay ton, white, who was charged with violating the landlord-tenant act was nol prosed with leave. William Haywood Faulk, white, was charged with driving drunk and careless and reckless driving. The State, on recommendation of the arresting officer, accepted a plea of guilty of careless and reckless driving. He was fined $50 and the court costs. Cases against Alton Odom and R. P. Lambert, charged with lar ceny, and against William Mc Donald for assault with a deadly weapon, were continued again. An appeal by Roby Calloway for operating a car after his license was revoked was also continued. Other cases continued were: John McDiarmid McNeill, driv ing drunk; Edward C. Bridges, violation of landlord-tenant act; Johnnie Barber, driving drunk. One divorce was granted and two other civil cases were tried by the jury. MacDonald Gets 25-Year Award K. A. MacDonald, school sup erintendent, received a 25 year continuous service pin at the An nual Superintendent Conference held at Mars Hill College August 11-14. The pin is awarded to super intendents who have 25 years of continuous service in the schools of the state; 15 years must be served as a superintendent. Mr. MacDonald was one of the ap proximately 35 who received the award. He states that the conference this year seemed a little above the average. The theme for it was "Better Instruction Through Administration." It seems that the school heads have been work ing mostly with new buildings, he stated, instead of the other an gles of education. 0 II. O. LANGDON ILL H. O. Langdon, druggist at Ho well Drug Company was admit ted to the N. C. Tuberculosis San atorium at McCain on Friday. He is confined to his bed, but can have company during the regular visiting hours.
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